5 Simple Ways to Create a Green Procurement Program

One area that is all too often overlooked in corporate sustainability plans is green procurement -- a move that, if done right, can raise the environmental performance of an entire industry. Read More

A Vision for a Commercial-Scale Rooftop 'Farm' Nears Completion

Most people would not consider January an ideal time to plant crops, especially January in Montreal. But for Mohamed Hage, Kurt D. Lynn and Howard Resh, timing is one of the proof points of their project -- a commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse that's designed to yield produce year-round for an urban community. Read More

PwC Finds a Boom In CSR Reporting, Despite Recession

PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes the fourth in a series of surveys of sustainability reporting, recommending the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact as starting points for new reporters. Read More

'The Story of Stuff' Takes on E-Waste and Toxic Gadgets

The latest project from Annie Leonard and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition looks at the extended lifecycle of our billions of gadgets, and suggests developing a "green Moore's Law" for electronics. Read More

Colgate's Wisp: Two Steps Backward

Colgate touts its single-use, non-recyclable Wisp mini-toothbrushes just a few webpages away from from talking about its respect for the planet. Read More

Is Interface's Sustainability Strategy Still Relevant?

Interface's Ray Anderson asks, "Is there still a need for the Interfaces of the world now that some of the world's biggest firms are also climbing toward the summit?" Read More

Johnson Controls Lands Contract to Cool Great Mosque in Mecca

Energy efficiency giant Johnson Controls Inc. has won a contract to provide an integrated building management system including state-of-the-art heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudia Arabia -- the largest mosque in the world. Read More

Seventh Generation: Not Coming Clean on Hollender's Departure

Seventh Generation's ouster of co-founder Jeffrey Hollender remains something of a mystery, even as details emerge about the sequence of events that led up to his unexpected departure last month. Read More

Design Roundup: Dissolving Chocolate Trays, Windshield Recycling

In this roundup of design new, a U.K. retailer starts using chocolate trays that dissolve in water, the first-ever program for recycling car windshields launches, and more. Read More

Aveda and Estee Lauder Find Common Ground on Sustainability

Since Aveda was purchased by Estee Lauder Companies in 1997, the smaller, environmentally-focused personal care company has benefitted from the larger scale of its owner while also influencing Estee Lauder's sustainability efforts. Read More